Birth name | Joseph Raymond Bell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 15 September 1899 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Invercargill, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 7 May 1963 63) | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Invercargill, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Southland Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Train driver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joseph Raymond "Wampy" Bell (15 September 1899 – 7 May 1963) was a New Zealand rugby union player. Primary a five eighth, Bell represented Southland at a provincial level. He played one match for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, against New South Wales at Christchurch in 1923. [1] Of Ngāi Tahu descent, [2] Bell played 56 games for New Zealand Māori between 1922 and 1931, and captained Southland. [1]
Bell died in Invercargill in 1963, [1] and was buried in the Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill. [3]
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